Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	affection_n	understanding_n	will_n	4,333	5	5.6834	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17308	Truth's triumph ouer Trent: or, the great gulfe betweene Sion and Babylon That is, the vnreconcileable opposition betweene the Apostolicke Church of Christ, and the apostate synagogue of Antichrist, in the maine and fundamentall doctrine of iustification, for which the Church of England Christs spouse, hath iustly, through Gods mercie, for these manie yeares, according to Christs voyce, separated her selfe from Babylon, with whom from henceforth she must hold no communion. By H.B. rector of S. Mathews Friday-Street.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1629 (1629)	STC 4156; ESTC S107077	312,928	398

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quòd_fw-la actio_fw-la fidei_fw-la sic_fw-la acceptae_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la credere_fw-la fidere_fw-la &_o adhaerere_fw-la deo_fw-la non_fw-la solo_fw-la intellectu_fw-la quem_fw-la fides_fw-la illuminat_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o voluntate_fw-la quam_fw-la accident_n charitate_fw-la inflammat_fw-la perficiatur_fw-la nor_o be_v this_o to_o be_v omit_v that_o faith_n according_a to_o the_o two_o first_o sort_n of_o believe_v do_v consist_v in_o the_o understanding_n but_o according_a to_o the_o three_o sort_n also_o in_o the_o will_n because_o the_o action_n of_o faith_n in_o this_o acception_n which_o be_v to_o believe_v confide_v and_o adhere_v unto_o god_n be_v accomplish_v not_o in_o the_o understanding_n only_o which_o faith_n illuminate_v but_o also_o in_o the_o will_n which_o by_o the_o access_n of_o charity_n it_o inflame_v so_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o this_o provincial_a synod_n this_o sola_fw-la efficax_n syncera_fw-la integra_fw-la &_o salutifera_fw-la fides_fw-la as_o 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